A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 51218
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia 800 East Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000 USA Phone: (804) 692-3888 (Archives Reference) Fax: (804) 692-3556 (Archives Reference) Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov(Archives) URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/
Edward N. Eubank was born 17 July 1853 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He spent some years as a reporter for a Lynchburg newspapers
before moving to Newport News, Virginia, in 1896. After moving to Newport News, Eubank worked for the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad and for the United States customs service, retiring from that position in 1929. Eubank was a member of the Virginia
national guard retiring with the rank of captain in 1925, and was promoted to major under legislation enacted by Governor
Harry F. Byrd. Eubank was active in the masons, serving as grand master for Virginia in 1902 and 1903. He was a historian
of both Virginia and military history. Eubank died in Newport News 14 January 1946 and was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery
in Lynchburg.
Papers, 1877-1932, of Edward N. Eubank (1853-1946) of Newport News, Virginia, relating to his involvement in the Virginia
Volunteers, including a clothing account book of the Lynchburg Home Guard, accounts, receipts, and an officers' roster of
the Huntington Rifles, manuals on the use and regulations of small arms and rifles, and legislation in the Virginia General
Assembly concerning the retirement of officers. The collection also contains Eubank's notes on the organization of Confederate
units from Alabama, and numerous publications.